Xbox One - 10 Years Later (Yes, Really) - Adam Koralik

It's Adam Koralik here and today we're discussing the Microsoft Xbox One! The console recently turned ten years old. I wanted to discuss that a bit, and go down memory lane. Join me!
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[@CasperEgas]

It was even worse here. At the 11th hour the launch in a lot of European countries, including The Netherlands, was postponed. All the PR materials were ready and they where ready to go, until the word came that it was postponed by almost half a year. I bought one in Germany instead, but our Xbox site didn't receive any support from Microsoft, because it was officially not out yet. Companies like Ubisoft however, did. The woman who was the head of Xbox Netherlands was actually in tears...

[@LASTAirsoftTV]

Who was she? I would love to see the press and video of that.

[@CasperEgas]

@@LASTAirsoftTV I don't think there is any video of that event.

[@DoctorMinjinx]

I’d argue the Xbox One’s damage to the brand was almost irreversible, or at least, hasn’t been 100% recovered even to this very day

[@dxtremecaliber]

the Microsoft Japan thing might be the stupiest thing i heard 2nd to Phil Spencer’s statement about good exclusive games dont move hardware sales

[@TheXeroLink]

Phil Spencer has went on record saying as much. Had the done even 30% better sales they would be in a wildly different position than they are now. Digital Marketplaces were new and lots of people were getting started there. Basically think about if you have a massive library of games access digitally why would you change platforms and have to pay for them all over again

[@TheMahayanist]

@@TheXeroLink Funny enough, that's the generation I skipped out on Xbox. I was an Xbox fan from the original, but the Xbox One generation I switched to PC gaming. I switched back to Xbox to play Halo Infinite, but most of my games are on PC. Like you said, they missed their opportunity with Xbox One.

[@InnerRise]

"Almost"

[@gitgud8131]

They haven’t and will never recover from the Xbox one

[@LeonLonzo]

Not only the Xbox one is 10 years old, one of the better Xbox consoles, which would be the Xbox 360 is now 18 years old, 2 years away from being 20

[@cal2127]

make it stop

[@dw9932]

And i was 6 years old when xbox 360 came out in 2005 im now 24 years old i cant believe its been that long i was 2 when the original xbox came out in 2001 and the xbox one came out i was 14 years old in 2013

[@andrewmah2962]

The original Xbox is 22 years old

[@andrewmah2962]

@@dw9932 I was 19 when he Xbox 360 came out

[@ViperGTS737]

She is an adult now, they grow up so fast 😢

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

Sony had two of the most effective burns, ever. The first was 299, the second was the PS4 video you mentioned.

[@tigrisrgn4062]

exactly

[@Cagliostro81]

Yep, the second I saw that “How to share your games” video I knew it was the Eighth Generation equivalent of “$299.” and that they would dominate the generation.

[@DanWhite1025]

Probably my favorite content creator at this point. Fucking love this shit. Hope you and yours have wonderful holidays. Same goes for all reading this comment.

[@AdamKoralik]

Thanks bruh.

[@ozmond]

Honestly I’d be offended if someone referred to me as a “content creator” lol I hate that term

[@cargorunner9960]

The xbox 360 was such a great innovative console made with a lot of passion by gamers for gamers. Sadly when it became successful the accountants took over the show. We ended up with the Kinect to try and rival the wii - but it just didn't work very well. You needed a large amount of space and a lot of light. There is nothing more frustrating that a kinect personal trainer mis-counting the push ups you are doing and calling you a total lazy failure when you actually smashed the target. The accountants also stopped funding exclusives and by the end of the 360 generation people were switching to the PS3. With few world class exclusives on the xbox 360 at the end of the generation the accountants could see that more time was spent using the xbox 360 for streaming movies. So the accountants decided that the public wanted a TV box not a gaming box - so that's how they came up with the xbox one design. Instead of taking the player statistics as a warning flag that they needed to re-focus on world class exclusive games, they used the stats to accelerate their downward spiral. Such a tragic series of events after the passion that went into creating the xbox 360. if they had given the Kinect & TV integration away for free maybe some of their multimedia dreams would have caught on. Some of their "one single box" ideas were pretty good but no-one wanted to pay 100 extra for it.

[@Pedro_The_Neco]

A few days ago i went shopping for a new mattress with my fiancee. We went to a store where they used a machine to measure our positions and needs for a new mattress. The way it worked was we got on top of a mattress that took the shape or our bodies, based on a 3D scanner on top of us. Much to my surprise, this scanner was literally a kinect 2.0, xbox logo and all. (We also ended up buying the mattress there :p )

[@InputArchive]

I never liked the original Xbox One console design, but it's really grown on me over time. The white Sunset Overdrive edition especially, for me it has to be one of the best console to look in white.

[@LilGamez21]

You know it's crazy that it's been 22 years since Sega left the console market in the USA and that was in the 6th generation and in 22 years there's only been three more generations. It would of been cool to see Sega stick around and see what consoles they would of come out with. Just a random thought I had while watching this video.

[@mikenewbold1699]

nope

[@noneed4me2n7]

Yep

[@mikenewbold1699]

no@@noneed4me2n7

[@Hammersmith4602]

no worries man can’t be a serious adam subscriber with out our love for sega being on the brain

[@TheMahayanist]

Sega never had a chance of sticking around. They were struggling against Nintendo from the beginning, and Sony had an overwhelming advantage against them. They lost all trust with consumers, retail and developers with the failure of the Saturn.

[@Boaxiho]

I got my Xbox One right at the end of high school just after it launched for less than 50% of retail because some guy’s wife was mad at him for playing too many games so sold it for however much she thought was fair for a “Nintendo” (her words when I picked it up). I paid cash on the spot because I want a blu ray player and the console came second but over the generation it grew to be one of my favourites ever. Love the design, loved the old menu with the snapping and tv features, and loved the games. Sunset Overdrive was a great one for a time. It was even fun being able to play the stinkers like Halo 5. Not the best ever but one of my favorites and I feel it should at least be less hated if not more loved. Happy Birthday Xbox One 🥳 🎊 🎉 🍻

[@niccage6375]

I loved my xbox one s. It was the first current gen console that i bought with my own money. Now its my blu ray player for my basement tv. Also i wish they brought back the hdmi in but now i love my xbox series x

[@Cagliostro81]

Glad I’m not the only one who absolutely loved the HDMI in, I thought it was brilliant at the time it came out as it freed up an HDMI port because I just plugged my cable box directly into my XB1. I loved being able to switch between watching TCM to playing Resident Evil, Battlefield, Overwatch, or whatever without having to even touch the remote. And yeah, the Series X is so much better than the XB1, it’s fantastic.

[@futureskeletons66669]

The DRM thing is still happening. We moved house recently and didn't get our Internet hooked up for a month and my Series S wouldn't play any of my digital collection, unless I was online.

[@user-rw7mf4oo1h]

That sucks

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

Did enable my Home???

[@ruebenzamora1990]

I look forward to all your reviews. I've been watching you for years now, and I don't get tired of your content. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@j_calderxn]

Im 19 years old and got the VCR xbox one about 9 years ago. A lot of memories were made on that console and just a few days ago it died out on me. Got a series x but it was bittersweet. Flaws and all it provided a very large part of my gaming experiences and im grateful

[@revenge1205]

Would you believe Ryse: Son of Rome looks and feels like a modern release 10 years later? That game aged extremely well.

[@jamess.9743]

i loved my launch xbox one with kinect. i use to be able to say xbox on and turn on my tv, and console. in addition, the kinect can connect to messenger with person tracking so if i’m walking and talking it’ll just follow me. it was way ahead of its time.

[@d0dg3st4r]

I just upgraded from the OG Xbox One to Series X, yesterday. As bad as the launch was, I was able to play Xbox, 360 and One games on it, I have a digital library of around 300 games and I bought about 60 of them, the rest were free, and any time I sub to the online service that number shoots up way more. This kept me going without feeling like I was missing out even to this year, it's only that I want to play games like Robocop that I've had my arm twisted and I decide to upgrade, but I'm more than happy otherwise with the so called VCR Xbox One. The other great thing is that my entire library moved straight over to the Series X and many games got a next gen upgrade. When I upgraded from the PS3 I literally lost my whole library and that would have been the case whether I moved to Xbox or stuck with PlayStation. Had I gone with PlayStation, I could have then kept my PS4 library while with Xbox I can keep a library that spans 4 generations. I will be keeping the older Xbox for playing with guests in the living room, while I keep the SX in the bedroom where I mostly play games. I have never previously felt like it was worth keeping the previous console when I updated, but he fact that most of the library is crossed over, keeps the previous console relevant and useful. I do regret getting rid of the PS3 only specifically for certain games like MGS4 but it is recognisably an old generation system and good but outdated tech, while the Xbox One just feels like an iPhone 12 compared to iPhone 15; a great system with shared capabilities that's just not the most powerful version, it's slower and older but capable none-the-less.

[@weldsj8847]

My OG Xbox One is in the basement on a 1080p 55" LED TV. A lark to use when the family is occupying the other spaces. And for $60 years after launch, I got a used Konnect bundle that is fun to mess with.

[@joewalsh720]

For game releases, I always enjoyed the Xbox One in the beginning of its life. ReCore, Ryse: Son of Rome, Sunset Overdrive, Deadrising 3, etc. Lots of fun times. Then, it kind of dried out for me other than Halo and Gears of War.

[@weldsj8847]

I have but have not really gotten into Sea of Thieves which a lot of people either love or hate. I keep intending to give it another try.

[@Tepinator]

My current console, I haven't upgraded to series x. I just don't see reasons to do so. Maybe next year when gta will be released. Really like all the updates they have made to this console.

[@autolife2785]

I really don't understand why so many people hate this console. I've been enjoying mine all these years. It's still a solid console to me. It's getting old, and it does show it's age at times, but it still runs really good. I have a Series X which is awesome and probably the best console I've ever bought, but I still like the Xbox One too. Interesting too, mine was made the day it debuted (November 22) but it was an exact year later. (November 22, 2014) so it is exactly 9 years old while the system as a whole is 10 years. I still love it. I'll never forget the first game I played in it, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare

[@BrianCroweAcolyte]

Rare Replay is notable for being one of only a tiny handful of Xbox One exclusives. The only other notable titles are just Halo 5 and Forza 5 (and, to put it nicely, both of those games aren't considered to be the best in their franchises). Microsoft realized they lost badly, so they started heavily leaning into everything that wasn't Xbox One related like PC and cloud gaming. With how hard Xbox Series S/X sales have fallen off this year relative to Switch and PS5, I'd be surprised if they make it to 11th gen with their own dedicated hardware. Phil Spencer said it himself while trying to get the Activision deal to go through (heavily paraphrasing because I don't remember the exact quote) "we completely lost the worst generation to lose. Everyone built up big digital libraries of games during the 8th gen, and the vast majority weren't doing it on Xbox".

[@geekconnoisseur]

Fun recap! Loved hearing about the games you enjoyed on the system as well-really added a cool vibe to the conversation. Cheers! Retro Gamers Hub

[@radi0aktivetoy]

The Xbox One was the last console launch where a game really blew me away visually. Ryse still looks spectacular today and was mind blowing even then.

[@ridiculous_gaming]

November 7, 2017, was a fantastic rebirth of Xbox after the failing 2013 launch...it was the launch of the Xbox One X.

[@Nelbroth]

Xbox One X really should've been what we got at launch. Many of the games with the enhancements felt like true next-gen experiences.

[@weldsj8847]

The cost to manufacture dropped in 1/2 over the years between OG to One X. I don't think it was feasible in 2013. But man, if they had? They'd have buried the PS4. As it is, us consumers still got a lot of fun.

[@StormsTechChannel]

awesome video bro. :) I just got an /Xbox Series S, my first Xbox. love Xbox!

[@stabinghobo57]

Xbox One is probably the most forgettable console I ever owned.

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

Same over here too

[@Red3o1]

Same it’s crazy to think I don’t even miss it at all.

[@mlgxxx808]

Failure in japan

[@Cagliostro81]

Same, the only reason I got it over the PS4 was because all my friends I made on the 360 were getting the XB1. Now I have a Series X and I can definitely see that the OG VCR XB1 is super underpowered. I’m kinda glad I went with it though because when I got a PS5 this year I had so many great games to choose from, plus GamePass is awesome.

[@JTMidnightJr]

Tell that to my Series X lol I don’t think I’ve turned it on since getting a PC a year ago. I really only keep it around in case I get the urge to play Rare Replay

[@martinaee]

Bro, I always love videos of some kind! 😗

[@sandman8920]

Rare replay was the game that made me want an Xbox One 😊

[@Tyler16bit]

Even though many will look at the Xbox One negatively due largely to its infamous launch, I look at it much like I do with the PS3 in that both systems had bad launches, but were turned around for the better once better people became involved. So I say happy 10th to the Xbox One, and also happy 18th to the Xbox 360.🎉

[@TheMahayanist]

Xbox One aged ridiculously well, despite being a failure at the time.

[@jeanhamby996]

Great video...thank you...

[@Eric032289]

Personally, I believe the Xbox brand never truly recovered from that moment the Xbox One was revealed to the public ten years ago. All that good will Microsoft fostered during the 360, gone. I don't own any Xbox anymore because many of those games I owned for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One I can play on Steam and Nintendo Switch instead. I wouldn't be too shocked if Xbox stopped making consoles altogether within the next decade.

[@thepurrfectionist365]

Xbox One had the "third console curse" like the Saturn or PS3. The Xbox brand suffered until around 2016 or 2017. I'm glad things turned around for them by the release of Xbox One X.

[@powerlessatari595]

The backwards compatibility updates is what spared my Xbone from being quick sold on ebay. Mine is now a dedicated Daytona USA, Fighting Vipers, Virtua Fighter 2, and all the other SEGA ports that got released machine.

[@Motorheadache95]

Although I have a PS5 now, I’m mostly playing my One X with an old friend of mine who lives in another state. He has the old VCR model and we both signed up for Gamepass and play online co-op games once a week or so. It’s a great way for us to “hang out” even though I had moved away.

[@just_delightful]

Nice video Mr. Damon.

[@dougquaid570]

Good stuff. Cheers.

[@funkyreapercat5280]

I still play on my Xbox One S, i have many good memories and played a lot of excellent games on it. Even today, i use Xcloud to beat next gen titles like Dead Space Remake and Hifi Rush. Shame that the launch was so bad, but imo Xbox One is more than It's initial launch.

[@spanishginger]

After all these years, my Xbox one has remained my glorified Xbox 360/ OG Xbox system, and occasional KZbin player

[@bENOFFICIALMASSIVE]

Happy 10 years Xbox!

[@ColasTeam]

I should have said this in the PS4 video maybe, but I feel it is just as relevant in this video: It is AMAZING that the PS4 and Xbox One managed to last as long as they did with the hardware they released with. The base model PS4 from 2013 is still getting most of the major releases that come out, if you bought that system at launch, you got an insane deal, and much the same is truth with the base model Xbox One. I think it's shocking, since most people at the time, including myself, were thinking the console cycle was going to go back to being 5 years or so like it had been trough most of history, that the 8-10 year console cycle of the PS3 and Xbox 360 had been a fluke. Yet here we are 10 years later, and that anemic launch hardware that so many people bought is still getting new big releases, not just FIFAs or Just Dances, but flagship titles! It's frankly amazing, and a testament to how much hardware standardization and optimization DOES matter contrary to what a lot of PC gamers claimed at the time. On that note, I'm glad the consoles vs PC war is mostly over. I'm glad people aren't as dumb about their console wars mentality as they used to be, even if there's still the occasionally outlier still stuck in the age of 12. I really appreciate Phil's Spencer strategy of making it so that the PC market is a separate market altogether, so they can port games while still claiming they are "Xbox exclusive", it makes sense for them I guess, since Windows remains the dominant OS in the PC market. As for the Kinect, it has found a home in other applications that aren't gaming I've heard, it's decent for some VR applications, I remember that Alien Isolation used it so that they Alien could heard you if you spoke in the real world, or made any noise, not sure how well that worked, but it sounds quite awesome!

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

24:00 I only know of Resident Evil 2 because of the Rising Rookie secret easter egg - search Wesker's desk 50 times to find a photograph of Rebecca Chambers when she was one of Dennis Rodman's teammates in the championship winning Bulls

[@carolegarretadelusarreta6219]

Hi! Greetings from Argentina! I got my Xbox One Fat a year ago, and i´m soo happy for that, you can´t imagine, and is just the One fat haha

[@randallk6812]

I'm happy I skipped the xbox one during the 8th generation because now it's making me appreciate my series X more than I probably should

[@SzilvasiFerike]

Ive picked up a One X earlier this year for £90.00. Im not a big gamer I used to own a 360 which I stopped playing around 2012 😅 I fancied getting back into gaming and after some research i found that the one x is probably the best buy from the previous gen consoles. There had been so many games I havent played yet. I can pick up used games for a few quid and I have also subscribed to game pass which I believe is a great value. There arent many games yet that would require the next gen console so I'll wait and maybe pick up a used series x sometimes next year. ✌️

[@mikeclark4480]

That might possibly be the best Xbox to own. You can still play Xbox 1st party games via streaming along with one of the best ways to play Xbox games. Still use mine daily

[@SzilvasiFerike]

​@@mikeclark4480I agree however streaming is lagging with games like new forza motorsport. I will eventually get series x hopefully 😅

[@itwsntme]

The "how to share a game" clip reminded me of the "299" announcement. Living up to their brutal takedown history. As for Microsoft, this was so catastrophic that the XBOne remains the only mainline console ever I do not own.

[@silgo7923]

Aaah the Xbox one, the first console that introduced to me the Day one update! Where once a game gets bought, eagerly get home to play only to scream WTF!!!! when you have to wait hours for it to download patches or the rest of game!

[@ComicBooksandVideoGameNerd96]

I remember when this console first came out, I was High School, it was my last year in high school, and the year I graduated in 2014 came out the fall 2013 because graduations are in the summer yeah I was a high school senior when the PS4 and Xbox one came out

[@Freak80MC]

Despite not being a console gamer myself, I really love videos like this. The perfect combination of technology and history lol Also I really do love the design of the Xbox One X and i remember watching the announcement livestream for it (feels like yesterday tbh lol) All that power in a slick compact design. I get why the newest comsoles are so big, but I'm a sucker for compact hardware that still manages to be pretty powerful (i mean, that's pretty much why i switched to a laptop over a desktop PC lol)

[@xxrodneyxx]

Thanks Adam.

[@tijuanatacotoker]

I was literally foaming at the mouth when you omitted MGM as a significant factor in the negotiations to get 007 re-released.

[@AdamKoralik]

I could be wrong but as I recall they aren't a factor in the game rights, just the movie rights.

[@F0bius]

I remember the Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes video of them sharing a game. If I remember correctly Sony had comparable plans in terms of DRM and a day one patch to get rid of that after they saw the response to Microsoft's announcement the day before their own. I really liked Peter Moore (who I know you hate) for all the smart things he did for the brand. His Halo 2 and Grand Theft Auto tattoo E3s were legendary. He always spoke highly of SEGA and talked about his Dreamcast shrine at home. I remember him talking about it in 2005 or so on Mayor Nelson's podcast.

[@sandman8920]

I agree with you about resident evil 2. My favourite!

[@cargorunner9960]

Rare replay is the best value compilation ever - it's the best reason to own an xbox one

[@dend1]

Anyone remember the xbone stuff? How about the online only drama? Surprise 10 years have passed!!!

[@Westile]

Streaming a 360 game from my One X to my PC in a small side-window as I watch this, it feels odd when I think about how I'm probably the only one in the world who actually uses this. This console deserved to be handled better at the start.

[@peterbruin5154]

Quick idea that came to me. If you collated all these console focused EPs and re-released them as a weekly podcast, each episode chronologically by system/era, I think you'd have an excellent near definitive chronology of gaming history laid out for easy reference. Would also make for brilliant commute listen!

[@AdamKoralik]

What just rerelease my videos?

[@ozmond]

@@AdamKoralikyeah, that’s super popular now. Make multiple hour long compilations of your videos and people will play them in the background while sleeping or working or doing whatever

[@Darkaleexz]

Jeez ler that sink in, I remember the launch, 10 F years passed so fast

[@Coolaf.877]

I remember my family getting an Xbox one at launch and saying “I’ll never play that piece of crap (the 360) again!” Guess what was hooked up again a week later… 😂

[@FormaThought]

19:06 On Microsoft's end, this has already happened - it was announced in June this year that Microsoft first-party games, going forward, will only support Series S/X. Sony has been a bit more coy about it, but I doubt cross-generation titles will be a thing for much longer.

[@WarioSaysSo]

I bough late an Xbox One X as I had previously been somwaht dedicated to my PS4 PRO (also kind of late to that party due to economics). But yeah playing Rare Replay Collection and have other goodies in line they both are great systems with fine games. Xbox have less exclusives but still some fun ones.

[@dannypoo3281]

I strongly preferred my One X and current Series X but I still use an OG Xbox One I brought to work and put in the break room to occasionally play Fortnite or older games. (Using an external SSD).

[@davephillips6733]

I loved the One. I then loved the X. I had a great generation.

[@ericflower9855]

Yeah time moves faster the older you get...I remember getting off work and waiting out side Target for the PS2...

[@LeoJoyaR]

The problem with my Xbox one X as a collector today is, it actually is of less use to me in my home setup than my 360. The series X plays almost everything I would want to play from the One, while the 360 has its own vast library of great games that aren’t backwards compatible, like guitar hero. Therefore, my One X has been relegated to a pretty decent travel console that can fit easily in a backpack, when I don’t want to risk the integrity of my Series X. Haven’t even turned it on in over a year, and was playing NFS Most Wanted on 360 yesterday.

[@BrianCroweAcolyte]

Yup, that''s why I roll my eyes whenever someone talks about Microsoft having great backwards compatibility. Anything license and internet based is worthless for long term preservation. If I cant just pop the disc in without internet and play, it's not real backwards compatibility.

[@theshadowman1398]

Sold my One S model a whole ego since I have the series X. But it provided a lot of entertainment for years.

[@AidGum]

To give more insight on the specs of the Xbox One, their descisions in that department were really more short-sighted than arrogant. It came down to two things. Using 8GB of DDR3 with ESRAM, and the Kinect. The former was so they can cut costs so they can include the Kinect at $500, and so they could beat out the amount of RAM Sony was planning to have in the PS4, which was 4GB of GDDR5. When developers complained to Sony about their RAM issue, they decided to drop the Camera they were going to include with the PS4 so they could include 8GB of GDDR5 at $400, which is not only way faster than what MS was including with their system, but MS's video memory setup made it more difficult for devs to work with. MS also reserved some of the power of the Xbox One to power the Kinect, taking away resources needed for games on the systems. That's why at launch you saw games on the PS4 run at 1080p, but only 720p on the Xbox One. They later unlocked that reserved Kinect power for devs to use in their games, which raised the resolution for most games to 900p, but they could never be on par with Sony because of descisions made years prior, at least until the Xbox One X.

[@pelgervampireduck]

10 years of "tv sports tv sports tv tv tv sports" hehehe. now seriously, to me it's insane to see this and the PS4 video, I remember watching your videos when this generation was the latest new thing. to me it still feels like "xbox one and ps4 came out last year"!!!.

[@MrDemonsushiGuy]

Was eagerly waiting for you to take one more dig at Mattrick.

[@jameshartley95]

Hi Adam, Hope your well. Great video. For me I was PS1 PS2 Xbox Xbox 360 and Xbox One.. at the time of my favourite era the 360 it was just pure fun i never was a tech guy and been in school i can only compare it to what it would of been for you with the Dreamcast era. Anyways to my point i got the Xbox One on day one Remember the special editions Day one?! with zero knowledge about E3 any of the tech news etc but i can honestly say for me personally i had an absolute blast in the first few years of release. I did see how it seemed more mature if that's the word or away from gaming it seemed at release but i had absolutely loved it at the time. Phill did a great job with changing the fortunes of the one I have not bought a console since the OG One but looking at it now the future looks bleak with this Xbox 'all in one' package online crap they are clearly leaning towards. such a shame really. it feels like one step forward and 2 steps back. Also when you say about Microsoft throwing infinite money at Xbox looking back now Im glad the One failed. If they made specs like the X at release like you mentioned i think Sony would of gone under. I think the futures on ice with Sony now. Microsoft are just going to Sink them If they dont win console wise they will just buy out gaming companies and make it exclusive only.

[@gligarguy4010]

My favorite recurring aspect of his videos is how "handegg" seems to keep coming up.

[@AdamKoralik]

It's mostly a joke in my Discord.

[@matthewhardwick8208]

Apparently the Xbox One at this point in it's life was selling better than the Xbox Series X/S is right now ... yeah I am willing to bet the next Xbox generation will be it's last ever. Microsoft will be done with physical media and Xbox console hardware entirely. But they'll keep Game Pass as a cloud focused service and support PC hardware.

[@Extreme2SwaggerHD]

With the next XBox, there won't be an actual console. It's probably just gonna be a gamepass service on the TV, smartphones, consoles like the switch and your PC.

[@HenrikoMagnifico]

It feels like Xbox One never started but also never really ended...

[@bradnimbus4836]

Excellent timing. I'm planning on picking up a One X for Rare Replay, ADAAAAAAAAM!!!

[@ozmond]

I don’t think that’s worth it tbh.

[@bradnimbus4836]

@@ozmondNot a fan of the one x?

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

22:18 At least Rare Replay had y'know, *Perfect Dark.* As for Goldeneye, it should have been reskinned to have Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael and then add Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried and re-brand it as _Mamma Mia! The Videogame_

[@ozmond]

Where I live the Xbox one was the default console last generation. I don’t remember anyone in school having or talking about the PS4. Other than me haha I had a ps4. Got it in early 2015 while everyone else got Xbox for Christmas.

[@Ish0tJR]

The One S actually has a slightly faster CPU than the VCR model. Digital foundry said it was something like 7.5% faster. Not nothing, but not exactly something you’d stick on the side of the box either.

[@joe194b]

I've been watching your channel for so long i remember watching your video's about the online DRM, connect and etc and you saying i won't buy the Xbox if it has the online DRM.... long time viewer here :)

[@AdamKoralik]

Much appreciated!

[@AliBaba-kk2qz]

How can i delete the save slot? Gear of War 5 (xbox One )

[@midgetsparkle]

I bought a couple 360s, shipped the One, and might buy a series x... But only for those backwards compatible games and the handful of exclusives. I really, REALLY wish the back compat program would've kept going, or been a serious effort from day 1.

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

3:25 if you put a beard on that Don Mattrick guy, he would look like a Dreamcast content creator wearing a Chicago Bulls hoodie

[@HedgehogY2K]

I wonder if there are any graphics differences between the xbox one and PS4. Notably Sonic Frontiers cause there's a clear difference between it and the PS5/Xbox Series despite being a big step up from the Switch version.

[@thatonemartini873]

The NES Classic Edition is my favorite 8th Gen Console. 👾

[@G00B4LIFE]

The xbox one is my favorite console of all time. Game pass made it so easy for my friends and I to play so many games together over the years.

[@BenHughes81]

The quote from Mattrick that did the most damage, I'd think, is this: "Some of the advantages that you get, of having, a box that is designed to use an online state, so, that, uh, to me is the future-proof choice, and I think people, could've arguably gone the other way if we didn't do it and fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity, it's called Xbox 360." That has got to be the biggest "eff you" to customers I've ever seen.

[@AdamKoralik]

Agreed.

[@DragonNova]

Yep the launch was enough of a disaster to switch me over to a PlayStation owner, can't see myself ever going back now due to digital lock in

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

The only reason I wan't an Xbox One for is Sunset Overdrive.

[@T00muchF00Dchannel]

I love my Xbox One S. I use an SSD, changed the Thermal Paste, bought the newer controller. I love playing games on it. Rarely, I’ll play 9th gen games via cloud. I can play Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox cloud games on it. Solid console.

[@colefellner5718]

Off topic but do you believe these upscalers have gotten far too expensive? Find it kinda crazy I have to spend more then a console to upscale 720p/1080p games to 4k 60hz without completely blurring the image

[@AdamKoralik]

I don't pretend to know what the supply chain and engineering costs of something like the RetroTink 4K are to be honest. Like anything in life, we all want it cheaper, and we all have no idea why it costs what it costs.

[@colefellner5718]

@@AdamKoralik good point and if demand was higher I’m sure they could have a more aggressive price point

[@TheShaund]

How did I miss the video of Adam celebrating the kinects death haha 😅

[@JayKay9112000]

There was an Xbox one elite around the end of 2015 that had an SSD. I think it was Halo 5 themed

[@jsb1944]

I was so psyched about the reveal/launch of the xbone after being all in on 360 the prior gen. After that reveal i went full ps4 until they removed the kinect, xbox has never recovered.

[@TheRedmondGamer]

While this is no way dismisses Don's role in XBONE's failure, Microsoft was internally pushing out a "One Microsoft" brand vision across the company during that time, and many of the design decisions implemented under Mattrick's reign were pushed by the executive branch (then Steve Balmer). Hence the ridiculous obsession on Football, NFL and Mountain Dew. Balmer's market ignorance and Mattrick's lack of control played a major role in the XBONE's disastrous launch. When Phil took over, he insisted on having greater control over the brand direction. Also, Satya was part of the original Azure division (hence the company's foray into Xbox Game Pass and studio acquisition).

[@StarlightMirror]

I have all the consoles from this Gen, Xbox One and Wii U being my favorites. Which's ironic because when Xbox One first released and the whole DRM issue was a thing I boycotted it, and I had been a Xbox fan since the first one. Still playing mine, Imo this's the best time to be buying games for 8th Gen.

[@edgaryzen4925]

One X = Youthful and Superior One S = Grown Up One = Elderly

[@butchdeadlift7551]

My love for the Xbox 360 kept me loyal to where I bought an Xbone on launch. I played it for about a year and a half and just decided to sell it and upgrade my PC instead. I wanted better graphics and the Xbone/PS4 just felt like they had no soul compared to earlier consoles. I just did the same with this generation. I bought a Series X specifically to have a way to play Starfield... lol. I sold it a couple montha ago and rebuilt my PC with a new CPU and RTX 4070 Super. Blows the Series X out of the water. I still play my Xbox 360 almost daily though haha.

[@PeterStrange-oy9ev]

Kinect dance games motivated me to exercise when nothing else could. It was a miracle, and now it's dead.

[@Jowurel]

Hey Adam, I am extraordinarily curious about what you mentioned in 16:58 with you meeting Chris Charla and him admitting Microsoft wouldn’t allow physical releases of those indies. Do you have any more insight about such things you can share, specially when you say MS is allowing it now? Microsoft being awful when it comes to physicals (like Hifi Rush and Pentiment being digital only first party titles, etc) is one of my biggest issues with my Series X

[@AdamKoralik]

Nah, it's just something he said at the time. Since they now work with LRG, they clearly have changed their minds.

[@stevejennings3960]

1:43 WiiU was an epic console especially when softmodded

[@andrewmah2962]

Imagine another 10 years, Xbox One will be 20 years old

[@ozmond]

That’s how math works haha